Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-30
THE SENATE.

Senator GlasscOck introduced resolu-
ton retaining the Senate secretary sixty
days to complete the journal. Went
over under the rules.
Senator Fields for the judiciary COM
mittee No. !, reported unfavorsbly the
libel bill introduced by Senator Glass
cocS, with a minority report.
The resolution amending the judiciary
article was taken up and passed.
The Senate went into executive session
to act on nOtaries and pilot commission
ers, and the following were recommended
DY Senator -dacmanus in addition to
those sent in: r. d. Simpson, John Hall,
John Abestorn, John D. Caruthers,
Charles Dean, to be pilot commissioners
at Arkansas Pass.
By Senator Woodward: J. NJ. Bick-
ward, J. W. Hedged, Dan Simpson, H.
w. Harris and W. Il. Smith, at Pass
Cavallo.
The resolution by Senator BurneY to
require registration of voters in cities OF
10000 was called up and the resolution
passed.
The bill to validate deed of a husband
acting under power of attorney Of the
wife was LOST Yeas IL, nays IA.
Adjourned until O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of Senator Douglass of
Grayson Senate bill No. 128, an act 10
authorize counties, cities and towns to
compromise and adjust certain bonded
indebtness, and to provide for the levy
and collection of taxes to pay the interest
and sinking fund with house amendments,
were conCurred in.
The Senate r4fUSpH IN TpCPdn from IFS
amendment to House bill No SO for the
protection of fish and game.
On motion of Senator Garrison, House
bill No. 455, an act to create bureau of
agriculture, giving head to the same,
prescribing the manner OF conducting the
same, was taken up and read with COM
mittee amendment and adopted.
On motion of Senator Armistead other
minor amendments we're adopted and the
bill passed.
Senator Houston moved to take up
House bill No. 54S, requiring the clerks
of organized counties to keep transcript
of all business belonging to unOrganized
counties attached for Judicial purposes
and TO turn over the same TO said counties
whenever organized. Taken up and
passed.
House bill No. l, Moore educational
bill, unfinished business, was taken up.
Senator Lane offered to amend by
striking out of the bill section 43, pro-
vidiug that the county commissioners
appoint county superintendents. Lost.
Senator Garrisons amendment to re-
euire the county superintendents in ad-
dition to other duties to examine teachers
for certificates was lost.
Senator Pope offered to amend by
exempting Harrison, BOsque and FriO
counties. The bill passed.
Senator Mcdonald by leave called up
House bill No. 339, a bill for regulating
the msnner for taking testimony of wit
nesseS in civil suits.
The bill was read the first time with
Senate committee amendment, which con-
fined the taking of dispositions to the
county where the suit was pending.
Senator Bell moved to indt fniteIy post
poue the bill. Adopted.
Senator Woods moved to take up
House bill No. 81 20 provide for a more
thorough assessment of property and the
collection of taxes.
Committee amendments were adopted
and the bill passed to a third reading.
Senator Burney called up House bill
No. 3S7, an sCt to create the counties of
Suffer and viii Wilson out of Crockett.
Senator Burney moved TO strike out
Will Wilson and insert SteiCher; adopt
ed, and the bill passed under suspension
of the rules.
Senator Pope moved to take up House
bill No. 283 requiring the Commissioner
of the General Land Office to issue
Holmes duplicate warrant.
Adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
After some minor business, Mr. Lati-
mer rose to a question of privile-a, and
referring to an article in the Statesman of
March %, said Caofeld is not the only
liar who has entered the portals of this
house, and that his, Latimer's, pro-
fcency as a Latinist had been questioned
by said correspondent merely on account
Of a lapsus lingui, which he after
wards corrected. He warned the
House as follows: TFalsus in uno, falsus
in omnibus. The Statesman represent
Gtive was not present, and .Mr. Latimer's
statement given above in brackets is as
he sent il up for Insertion in the journal |
Senate bill No. TIC, smending the law
so thst private corp ratiOns may be char
tered for constructing docks and deep
water channels on the gulf coast, passed. !
Bills were presented by Mr.. PIumlev, |
providing that school lands surveyed by !
railroads or other corporations or per
sons shall belong and be disposed of as
other school lands.
By Mr.. Baylor, House bill No. GIL, !
creating five new counties out of the |
west part of Tom Green county. 1t |
merely changes the area of several of the |
counties already created to conform to |
the constitution.
The committee on educa ion reported |
faYorsbly on Senate bill for the exchange |
of University lands.
Also fsvorably on Senate bill accepting |
the donation of $4,000 from the federal |
government for experimental services at |
the Agricultural and Mechanical College. |
The judiciary committee reported in
favor Of House bill No. 609, to regulate |
and civil suits for libel. |
There is a minority report also.
The House recOnsidered the Senate |
pill providing for the issuing OF new GER
.ifcates in place of original ones to lands
n Greer county. The bill passed with
to section 3.
House bill regulating the sale of fresh
leef was defeated.
Senate bill No. 122 amending article
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